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  1. The Wreck of the Hesperus (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
    The Wreck of the Hesperus (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
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    To His Coy Mistress (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
  3. To a Sky-lark (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
    To a Sky-lark (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
  4. Three Chinese Poets
    Three Chinese Poets
  5. Priyumvada
    Priyumvada
  6. The Mirror of Innocence
    The Mirror of Innocence
  7. Rubaiyat
    Rubaiyat
  8. Between Sea and Sky: Images of Bardsey
    Between Sea and Sky: Images of Bardsey
  9. Ambush
    Ambush
  10. Look Up Without Laughing
    Look Up Without Laughing
  11. Night Lines
    Night Lines
  12. Lifeline
    Lifeline
  13. New and Selected Poems of Patrick Galvin (Literature)
    New and Selected Poems of Patrick Galvin (Literature)
  14. Verse in English from Eighteenth-century Ireland
    Verse in English from Eighteenth-century Ireland
  15. Rogha Danta
    Rogha Danta
  16. Oomph of Quicksilver/Freacnairc Mhearcair Rogha D?nta: Selected Poems 1970-1998
    Oomph of Quicksilver/Freacnairc Mhearcair Rogha D?nta: Selected Poems 1970-1998
  17. A Catalogue of Chaucer Manuscripts: The "Canterbury Tales" v. 2
    A Catalogue of Chaucer Manuscripts: The "Canterbury Tales" v. 2
  18. Figures of Dissent: Critical Essays on Fish, Spivak, Zizek and Others
    Figures of Dissent: Critical Essays on Fish, Spivak, Zizek and Others
  19. A Fierce Hatred of Injustice: Claude McKay's Jamaican Poetry of Rebellion
    A Fierce Hatred of Injustice: Claude McKay's Jamaican Poetry of Rebellion
  20. A Message for the 21st Century
    A Message for the 21st Century
  21. Kipling: Victorian Balladeer (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
    Kipling: Victorian Balladeer (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
  22. Wordsworth: The Eternal Romantic (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
    Wordsworth: The Eternal Romantic (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
  23. Christina Rossetti: Passion and Devotion (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
    Christina Rossetti: Passion and Devotion (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
  24. Shelley: Lyrical Visionary (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
    Shelley: Lyrical Visionary (Illustrated Poetry Anthology S.)
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    The Berlin Wall Cafe
The Wreck of the Hesperus (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Where the saying "wreck of the Hesperus" comes from
 The Wreck of the Hesperus (Phoenix 60p Paperbacks)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Manufacturer: Everyman Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1857996674

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Where the saying "wreck of the Hesperus" comes from.......2003-10-31

Many people, young and old, have used the phrase "It(or you)look like the wreck of the Hesperus" and after hearing it from so many people(who would say that but not know what the Hesperus was), I spent time on the web trying to find out. Learning it was a poem by Longfellow, my library had a copy and I read it. It is a sad tale of a shipwreck, written with such vivid detail that leaves you in awe of the work. I would suggest to the reader, if you, too, always wondered about this old saying, you find the book which contains the poem,and see for yourself how gripping a tale it is.

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